Are the Rolling Stones still worth it? Their fans think so

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Music! Music! Music! Even though some fans are loudly complaining about the ticket prices for the coming Rolling Stones tour, “50 Years and Counting,” you can bet that in the end fans will sell their families into servitude to afford the privilege.

Joining the tour will be Mick Taylor, who became a Stone after the 1969 death of founding member Brian Jones. Taylor left the group in the mid-’70s, replaced by Ron Wood, who is still a Stone. Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and, but of course, Mick Jagger are all aboard.

There are rumors that the Stones’ original bass player, Bill Wyman, will join in for a few shows. (It’s tidbits like this that encourage fans to shell out the big bucks to see “the world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band.”)

The “boys” will perform at 18 venues, beginning next month at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Keith Richards, 69, reportedly suffers from arthritis, but can rock the socks off anybody half his age. As for the eternal frontman, Mick, also 69, he still looks remarkably fit, and roams the stage leaping and gyrating just like it was 1963 again. (Jagger runs and works out with weights to keep himself concert-ready.)

The last time I saw Jagger perform, he was doing something on his own. It was a small venue, but he was electrifying. The select audience, primarily made up of much younger people, was agog.

None of the Stones, certainly not Mr. Jagger, have become quiet, laid-back singers of standards — just a mic and a spotlight — so why all the hate and derision for Madonna, who continues to do her thing, just the way she wants to? And she’s only 54. Ah, the old double standard; it’s alive and well. (Madonna’s “MDNA” tour was the most successful of 2012. She must be doing something right.)

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Julian Lennon, the first son of the late John Lennon, is back in business, after quite a few years away from music. (He has had a fine career as a photographer and philanthropist.) On April 8 he released a new single, “Someday,” to coincide with his 50th birthday. Steven Tyler also performs on the record. “Someday” is the debut song from Julian’s album “Everything Changes.” You can find the “Someday” video on YouTube.

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